Wednesday, August 05, 2009

As of August 5, 2009, the following packages are sold out on the festival online box office:

Day Package Lite

Student Card for Friday, September 11

Student Card for Saturday, September 12

Student Card for Sunday, September 13

Student Card for Friday, September 18

Student Card for Saturday, September 19

Visa Screening Room 2-Day Package

Visa Screening Room Weekend Evening Package

Visa Screening Room Mid-Festival Package

Double Date Gala Package

Still available:

10-ticket Package *

Festival Package *

Festival Package Lite *

Day Package *

Student Card for Monday, September 14 through to Thursday, September 17

Sutton 2-Day Package

Sutton 3-Day Package

6:00 PM Visa Screening Room Evening Package

9:00 PM Visa Screening Room Evening Package

Visa Screening Room 3-Day Package

City to City Package

Wavelengths Package

Midnight Madness Package

Globetrotter Weekend/Evening Package

Globetrotter Daytime Package

Festival Experience Evening/Weekend Package

Festival Experience Daytime Package

Roy Thomson Hall Closing Night Film and Cocktail

Any of the available packages marked by a * above (the so-called You Choose packages) should be purchased before August 31 at 1:00 PM, as that is the cutoff for submitting orders for the Advance Order Process. All other packages (the Our Programmers Choose packages) can continue to be purchased at any time, since the festival pre-selects films for you.

You do not have to buy a ticket package. Single tickets go on sale as of 7:00 AM on September 4. At that point in time you will be able to purchase tickets for all screenings.

If you need help deciding how you should buy tickets, consider the following:

The Our Programmers Choose packages are good if you want to see multiple films, but can't or don't want to go to the trouble of picking the films yourself.

The Midnight Madness and Wavelengths packages are good if you are a fan of those particular types of films.

The You Choose packages are good if you want to see multiple films and want to see specific ones, or just like the freedom to choose your own. These packages also potentially give you a better chance of seeing popular films, as you get to participate in the Advance Order Process. However, that process is not a guarantee that you will receive everything you ask for. Subsequent posts this month will explain how that process works in more detail.

Buying tickets after September 4th is good if you just want to catch the odd film or two when you have the chance, or if you've never been to the festival before and just want to ease your way in.